This versatile small shrub is one of the best bush tucker plants of all, featuring small but sweet-tasting berries that are borne in profusion in late summer and early autumn. It makes an attractive border, rockery or pot plant and can even be trimmed into a low growing hedge. It flowers in early summer and should be kept well-fed and mulched after that to ensure a good harvest of berries. Give it a light trim after harvest and you will be well rewarded the following season.
Austromyrtus dulcis – Midgenberry
Plant Information
Plant Type - Small shrub
Common Name - Midgenberry
Scientific Name - Austromyrtus dulcis
Family - Myrtaceae
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Minimum Height - 0.5
Maximum Height - 1
Minimum Width - 0.5
Maximum Width - 1
Flower Colour - White
Flowering Time - Spring, Summer, Autumn
pH Level - Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type - Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam
Plant Environment - Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Poolside, Container growing, Flower garden, Coastal garden
Climate Zone - Sub-tropical, Warm temperate
Light - Sunny, Light shade, Half shade
Growth Habit - Evergreen, Spreading, Weeping
Life Span - Perennial
Soil Moisture - Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Propagation Method - Seed, Softwood cutting, Semihardwood cutting
Frost Tolerance - Tolerates light frost
Plant Usage - Hedge, Groundcover, Attractive foliage
Special Uses - Edible, Decorative fruit, Erosion control, Playground friendly
Attracts Wildlife - Bees, Seed eating birds, Butterflies, Mammals
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